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FRENCH VERB

courir

to run

  • #94 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: couru
  • Present participle: courant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I run
  2. tu you run
  3. il, elle, on he/she runs
  4. nous we run
  5. vous you run
  6. ils, elles they run

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I ran
  2. tu you ran
  3. il, elle, on he/she ran
  4. nous we ran
  5. vous you ran
  6. ils, elles they ran

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to run
  2. tu you used to run
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to run
  4. nous we used to run
  5. vous you used to run
  6. ils, elles they used to run

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will run
  2. tu you will run
  3. il, elle, on he/she will run
  4. nous we will run
  5. vous you will run
  6. ils, elles they will run

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would run
  2. tu you would run
  3. il, elle, on he/she would run
  4. nous we would run
  5. vous you would run
  6. ils, elles they would run

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I run
  2. tu (that) you run
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she run
  4. nous (that) we run
  5. vous (that) you run
  6. ils, elles (that) they run

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu run!
  2. nous run! (let’s)
  3. vous run! (plural, or formal)

How to use courir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je cours trente minutes tous les matins.

    I run for thirty minutes every morning.

  2. Past

    J'ai couru pour attraper le bus.

    I ran to catch the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants couraient partout dans le jardin.

    The children were running all over the garden.

  4. Future

    Je courrai le marathon de Paris en avril.

    I'll run the Paris marathon in April.

  5. Conditional

    Je courrais plus souvent si j'avais le temps.

    I'd run more often if I had the time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on coure, le train part dans cinq minutes !

    We have to run, the train leaves in five minutes!

  7. Imperative

    Ne cours pas dans la rue, c'est dangereux !

    Don't run in the street, it's dangerous!

Where you hear courir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je cours tous les matins. I run every morning.
  • J'ai couru pour prendre le tram. I ran to catch the tram.
  • Demain, je vais courir avec Karim. Tomorrow, I'm going to run with Karim.
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How Often?

Beginner Level 2 · courir · je cours · tu cours · j'ai couru

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